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Joe Walters (English footballer)
Joseph Walters (11 December 1886 – 24 December 1923) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League, most notably for Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic.[1] He also played league football for Southend United, Rochdale, Millwall and Crewe Alexandra.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Walters[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 1923 (aged 37)[2] | ||
| Place of death | New Moston, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1902 | Wordsley Athletic | ||
| 1902–1905 | Stourbridge | ||
| 1905–1912 | Aston Villa | 113 | (41) |
| 1912–1919 | Oldham Athletic | 110 | (35) |
| 1916–1917 | → West Ham United (guest) | 3 | (0) |
| Accrington Stanley | |||
| 1920–1921 | Southend United | 28 | (5) |
| 1921–1922 | Millwall | 22 | (5) |
| 1922–1923 | Rochdale | 24 | (6) |
| 1923 | Manchester North End | ||
| 1923 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Walters was married with three children.[4] He served as an Air Mechanic 1st Class with the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked at No. 1 (Southern), No. 9 and No. 10 aircraft repair depots.[5][6] Walters died of pneumonia in December 1923.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1905–06[7] | First Division | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 8 | 2 | |
| 1906–07[7] | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ― | 27 | 6 | |||
| 1907–08[7] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1908–09[7] | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ― | 15 | 7 | |||
| 1909–10[7] | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ― | 14 | 6 | |||
| 1910–11[7] | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ― | 30 | 13 | |||
| 1911–12[7] | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ― | 22 | 6 | |||
| Total | 113 | 41 | 7 | 0 | ― | 120 | 41 | |||
| Southend United | 1920–21[8] | Third Division | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ― | 31 | 7 | |
| Millwall | 1921–22[9] | Third Division | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ― | 23 | 5 | |
| Rochdale | 1922–23[10] | Third Division North | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| Career total | 186 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 60 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
Honours edit
Aston Villa
References edit
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 300. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Walters, Joseph (Joey) (Joe)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "[ww 1] Walters". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Joe Walters on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Joseph Walters | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Walters Joe Aston Villa 1910". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Joseph Walters". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Millwall Season 21/22 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.